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ABOUT The CROWS.

History of the Tribe with Which There
Is Trouble in Observation-Disclosures and
Plegans at Fauit,
Eft. Keogh, Mont, correspondence:
The Crow Indians. have been from time
immemorial peaceably disposed toward
the government, and the lifelong and
steadfsst friends of the whites, All
would be calm and serene in the valleys
OF the two Horn rivers we're it not for
the thieying and mischIevous Blocds and
Piegsns, who occupy something like 81
65l. 200 acres of reservation along the
northern border, and WHO are forever
restless rowing, stealing horses from
friends and foes alike, and perfectly un-
able to let other peoples goods alone.
The Blackfeet Bloods' and Plegans
number not more than 1900 souls, all
told, while the Grows TO the south OF
them, on O reservation of over 5000, 900
acres, can muster about 5000 bucks
and squaws and papooses on ration day.
The former have o very good agent to
look after their necessities, but with all
bis wisdom, christianity, and persuasive
powers combined he can do nothing
whatever with the restless red men up-
der his charge.
Gen. williamson, q rebel brigadier,
but q man endowed with great force OF
character, persistent energy, and o large
fund OF common sense, IN the short time
he has had charge of the Grow nation
hiss accomplished more in ciyilIzing and
advancing these wards OF the govern
ment than all their previous history can
show. In a word, the Grows are now
practically settled IN seyeralty on email
farms stretching up and down the Big
and Little HON rivers, from the Yellow.
stone DIVER 10 the Big Horn mountains,
They have fine farms and gardens under
q high state of cultivation, have built
themselves shacks and cabins after the
style OF the white man; do their own
piowinR and farming and tilling OF the
soil generally, and In fact are nearer self
supporting than any other Indians or
the North American continent. On the
Little Horn river, at the base of a hull
whereon stands the Custer monument,
are the agency buildings. Here are
schools, q store, dwellings, ~issue-rooms,
and all the other a~ppurtenGnces that 90
to make up an Indian agency in the far
northwest. Further up the valley, neal
the site of old Fort o. F.. Smith which
was burned along In the sos by the
bloodthirsty Sioux, is another mission
founded by the Roman Catholic
church, and in charge OF a priest and
three sisters of that faith. Father
Bandini arrived on the spot late In the
fall of 1885, and passed a hard and tough
winter with 10 companions except q boy
and q dog. All through one of the fierc-
est end coolest reasons eyer experienced
in this altitude the plucky missionary
stood by his post, and when spring came
commenced work in dead earnest.
He constructed buildings, started q
boarding school, and in lass then six
monthR had rs pupils and boarders, who
we're provided for and instructed free of
charge, and was getting along famously
when suddenly this outbreak occurs.
There is no telling what the upshot oil all
this mnss will be, but it is probable that
the Grows will be thrown backward in
the stage of progress a decade or more
and all because the rascaily, thieving
| Piegsn from the north could not let
them alone. To own the plain, unvar-
nished truth, the Grows as individuals.
as well ss o people, have been pretty
| roughly treated.
For years they have mildly borne
monthly, bi-monthly and weekly raids
from their enemies, the PiegaDs. always
held in check from retaliation by the
ell orts Of Gen, Williamson, and gener-
ally losers by a large number oil pennies
which their northern neighbers stole or
run off. At last patience ceased to be o
virtue, so that o war party of Crows
struck back at the Piegans with some
deRree Of success. Sword Bearer, alias
tMan-who- geographically alias
something else, i~naugurated q raiding
party OH his own account, and these
halt civilized savages, wrought up to The
last degree of forbearapce, jumped across
the Yellowstone one dark night and
started north 10 raise the ecslps OF thsii
foes. They came back flushed with sue.
cess and decided to haze q bia sun dance
in honor Of their victory. The crueI